added by Johanna ยท updated 2y ago
A basic income really could end poverty forever
- This fact is even more striking when we consider that the cost of eradicating poverty in any developed country is around 1 percent of GDP. An individual unemployment benefit set at the poverty line (around $1,200 a month) and granted to all jobless individuals regardless of their place in the family structure would not only pull everyone out of pov... See more
from The Case Against a Basic Income by Daniel Zamora
Johanna added
- Even if we could resolve payment's friction issues, however, we would still be stuck with the basic problem that some people have much more disposable income than others. Universal basic income would help, and I'm strongly in favor of it, but I don't think that's likely to be politically feasible anytime soon.
from Why I Work on Ads by Jeff Kaufman
sari added
Johanna added